Archives for December 2016
Stephen Grey and Amina Ismail | Dec. 6, 2016 | Reuters DELIVERY: The vessel that came to be known as the “middle boat” was used to ferry hundreds of migrants to a large trawler bound for Europe. After the trawler sank, a crew of four smugglers carried …
Trump’s leadership traits are bad news for democrats in Africa Published: December 6, 2016
John J Stremlau | December 4, 2016 | The Conversation US President-elect Donald Trump has displayed behaviour that will resonate with autocrats in Africa. William Philpott/Reuters African governments are understandably concerned about how Donald Trump’ …
Hybrid Wars: In The Horn Of Africa Published: December 6, 2016
Andrew KORYBKO | Fri, Nov 25, 2016 | Oriental Review Attempting to mask the sun with one finger The Horn of Africa has the second most globally geostrategic location on the continent behind North Africa, straddling the commercially vital Red Sea and p …
Hybrid Wars: Strategies Against Africa Published: December 6, 2016
Andrew KORYBKO | Fri, Nov 4, 2016 | Oriental Review It’s time to begin exploring the influence of hegemonic and institutional regionalism on African geopolitics, widely investigating the asymmetrical threats endemic to each area, and start elucidating …
The Law Of Hybrid Warfare Published: December 6, 2016
Andrew Korybko | 4 March 2016 | Oriental Review The grand objective behind every Hybrid War is to disrupt multipolar transnational connective projects through externally provoked identity conflicts (ethnic, religious, regional, political, etc.) within …
Published: December 4, 2016
December 2, 2016 | Stratfor Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s seemingly fickle foreign policy has baffled leaders in Russia and the European Union, but it reflects his country’s strategic goals. (CHRIS MCGRATH/Getty Images) Turkish President Rec …
Can wind and solar fuel Africa’s future? Published: December 4, 2016
Erica Gies | 02 November 2016 | Nature With prices for renewables dropping, many countries in Africa might leap past dirty forms of energy towards a cleaner future. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm in South Africa generates enough energy to power 100,000 homes t …
21 technology tipping points we will reach by 2030 Published: December 4, 2016
Cadie Thompson | Dec 4, 2016 | Business Insider Nordic From driverless cars to robotic workers, the future is going to be here before you know it. Many emerging technologies you hear about today will reach a tipping point by 2025, according to a report …
ብሕቱው ዕላል `ስልጣን ኣልቦ` ሹመኛታት Published: December 4, 2016
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Castro in Africa Published: December 4, 2016
Jamie Miller | Dec 3, 2016 | The Atlantic The contradictions of exporting revolution Fidel Castro speaks during a visit to Luanda, Angola in March 1984 For nearly three decades, Fidel Castro devoted vast amounts of Cuba’s limited resources to the proj …